GROSBEAK CUCKOW. 

 (Cuculus Crassirostris.) 



C. corpore toto cceruleo-niger ; r&stro, pedibusque lutescentibus ; 

 unguibus nigris. 



Cuckow, with the whole body blue-black ; bill and feet yellow- 

 ish; claws black. 



Le Coucou a gros bee. Le VaiL Ois. d'Afriq. 5. 5. pi. 214* 

 mas. 



THIS species is a native of the interior of Africa. 

 The beak is remarkably strong and thick. The 

 female differs a little in colour from the male ; the 

 upper part of her body generally has a brownish 

 tint, which is in some individuals confined to the 

 back of the neck and to the shoulders. Length 

 about eleven inches. 



